Stealey Mountain South #258

The Stealey Mountain South trail #258 begins at Forest Service Road #857, Cow Creek Road, and ends at an intersection with the Courthouse Trail #218. The trail ascends several steep switchback and reaches the Uncompahgre Wilderness boundary at approximately 0.4 miles. It continues through scrub oak until it levels off and enters a subalpine forest of spruce/fir. It descends into the Red Creek drainage and at approximately 3.4 miles it crosses Red Creek. The trail enters a grassy aspen meadow, it can be overgrown here so look for blazes on the aspen. It begins to ascend for approximately 0.8 miles to its intersection with the Courthouse Trail.  Most of this trail is within the Uncompahgre Wilderness where Wilderness Regulations apply.